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Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida

2023 Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$18,139 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,860 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 6,024 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and journalism is the #12 most popular major in Florida.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for communication and journalism students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

University of Florida-Online

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida-Online to be the best value school for communication and journalism students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Florida. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF Online is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UF Online are $3,876 per year.

UF Online also took the #2 spot in our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida rankings.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UF are $6,381 a year.

UF did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Florida. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida State are $6,517 per year.

Florida State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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#4

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

Out of the 19 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNF is a large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNF are $5,964 a year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Florida Gulf Coast University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communication and journalism schools in Florida. FGCU is a large public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers.

FGCU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,118 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Central Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCF are $6,368 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCF also is in the top 10% of our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking.

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With a ranking of #7, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communication and journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FIU are $6,565 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, FIU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

USF Tampa undergraduate students pay an average of $6,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, USF Tampa is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list.

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#9

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree communication and journalism programs. FAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Boca Raton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FAU are $4,879 a year.

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communication and journalism students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Florida A&M University is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Florida A&M University are $5,785 a year.

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Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Journalism Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,754
West Virginia 547
Mississippi 878
South Carolina 1,359
Virginia 2,555
Arkansas 946
Alabama 1,832
Kentucky 1,560
Georgia 3,112
Tennessee 1,671
Louisiana 1,031

Communication & Journalism Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Josh Hallett.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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